Merry Mountain
Merry Mountain rises to 342 m in Virginia. Kirtley Mountain stands 788 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49049292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 20 mi
- South River Overlook · 24 mi
- Baldface Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Bald Face Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scott Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.2 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cameron Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chicken Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Gordonsville Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Verling Park: 2.6 mi
- Cooke Park: 2.7 mi
- Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District: 3.9 mi
- Veteran's Park: 5.9 mi
- Speech Stump: 17.5 mi
- Giant Shad Fish: 17.6 mi
- A Bad Case of the Mondays: 18.7 mi
- Looking for Ice: 18.8 mi
- The Biker: 18.9 mi
- Bloomsbury: 8.3 mi
- Madison County Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Madison County Confederate Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Mountain Battlefield: 17.0 mi
- Stonewall Brigade Monument: 17.2 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 3.0 mi
- Louisa Downtown Garden: 14.0 mi
- Cascadia Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Botanical Garden of the Piedmont: 18.3 mi
- CATS Grove: 18.4 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 2.9 mi
- Montpelier: 3.1 mi
- Orange County Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- James Madison Museum: 5.9 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 19.0 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 19.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 19.4 mi
- Bozo Beach: 19.5 mi
- Lake Orange: 9.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 21.5 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 22.8 mi
- Oakley Forest Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 14.9 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 24.6 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 19.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 20.3 mi
- South River Falls: 22.6 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 24.6 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Canada: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Merry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley Mountain | NW 321° | 788 m | 20.1 mi |
| Utz Hightop | NNW 333° | 643 m | 19.6 mi |
| Peters Mountain | WSW 241° | 550 m | 6.8 mi |
| Powell Mountain | WNW 301° | 526 m | 19.9 mi |
| Daniels Mountain | WNW 298° | 520 m | 20.7 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 328° | 505 m | 17.1 mi |
| Baldtop | NNW 333° | 499 m | 18.1 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NW 318° | 477 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Piedmont Rsch STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1470372 — Merry Mountain, Orange County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356563325
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 19 mi
- Shenandoah National Park · 27 mi
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